"I don't go out looking for pictures. I go out, and if something catches my eye, that's reason enough to photograph it."

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Source : "An uncommon eye for common places / When reality presents itself to Henry Wessel, his 'soft eyes' are available to capture -- and elevate -- the moment". Interview with Jesse Hamlin, www.sfgate.com. February 22, 2007.

Henry Wessel, Jr.

#Photography Quotes #Eye Quotes #Reason Quotes

“Forgiveness is not a feeling - it's a decision we make because we want to do what's right before God. It's a quality decision that won't be easy and it may take time to get through the process, depending on the severity of the offense.”
“When, instead of merely associating some act with some situation in the animal way, we think the situation out, we have a set of particular feelings of its elements.”

Source : Edward Thorndike (2017). “Animal Intelligence: Experimental Studies”, p.320, Routledge
“We artists stick ourselves out. This in itself deserves respect.”
“Who is able to paint the existence of a dog as Picasso paints the existence of a cubic shape?”

Source : Quoted in Briefe, Aufzeichnungen und Aphorismen (2 vols,1920), translated by Chipp in his Theories of Modern Art (1968).
“Drugs are not the way to the light. They won't lead to a fairy-tale life, they lead to suffering.”

Source : "Layne Staley Unchained". Pandemonium Magazine, Vol#29, April 1995.
“My personal life, my normal life, is so important to me. To be able to go back to my personal life and leave characters behind is important; I don't keep them with me.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“The acquisition of True Temper broadens our lawn and garden product line with outstanding, highly respected brands, ... The purchase also expands USI Hardware and Tool's customer base and provides additional capacity for future growth.”
“If you're wearing smoky eye makeup, a little beige or gold pencil on the inner eye corners will open up the area, but you only want to do it if the shadow is really dark. Otherwise, light pencil makes your eyes look too far apart, like a fish.”

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